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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1957
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists subscription rates with per copy pricing for weekdays and Sundays, city carrier and outside city options, and mail terms for trading and non trading areas. It notes daily publication by News-Journal Inc and includes a biblical reference at the end.
The article examines the Korea stalemate and U S willingness to widen the armistice balance. It notes troop rotations, allied withdrawals, and the rise in North Korean Red Chinese armed strength including 783 combat planes and 40 bases. It also covers ongoing armistice policing at Panmunjom and MSC inspection suspensions.
After the Easter recess the House aims to vote on HR 6127 the civil rights bill. Rules Committee chairman Howard W. Smith seeks to delay action despite expected floor support. Rep. Richard Bolling fears GOP and southern Democrats seek to delay until 1958. A discharge petition would require 218 signatures and is time consuming.
Hal Boyle profiles Buster Keaton at 61 as he rebounds from years of ups and downs. Keaton earned $50,000 for The Buster Keaton Story rights, bought a San Fernando Valley ranch, and reentered show business with TV offers while recalling peers like Chaplin, Lloyd, Kaye, and Ball.
The Canadian Parliament criticizes Mr Pearson for threatening to penalize the United States and straining ties. The foreign secretary had claimed US agencies leaked Senate Subcommittee information but later said security agencies were not to blame and the subcommittee sourced material elsewhere.
Canadian secretary of state for External Affairs Lester Pearson faces bipartisan U.S. backlash over pressuring Congress to share security information about Canadian citizens. The Norman affair raises questions of candor as Canadian Parliament probes how the 1951 clearance was handled and whether any officials misled the public.
White House aide Robert K. Gray, a professor turned warehouseman, attends a Dirksen party that turns into an Adlai Stevenson Democratic gathering. He mistakes the room for an Eisenhower Republican inner circle and apologizes. Another scene shows Rep Kenneth Keating nearly interrupted by a tribute to Irish settlers and veterans funding remarks.
Mr Pearson tightens the lid on the Norman case amid questions. Washington denies two Cairo notes’ authenticity yet public judgment is blocked. Canadian government claims possession of original notes since death by own action. The secrecy reportedly shields Pearson from Senate subcommittee disclosures and inferred cause and effect.
The article notes Mr. Pearson seeks to withhold security information from the United States unless Congress revises procedures to favor Canada. A Canadian Parliament transcript shows concern that exposing information harms Canadians and highlights the need for tighter safeguards against misuse while stressing the value of reciprocal information exchange.
Parker J. Chamberlain a well known farmer from near Franklin died at his sister Mrs Adda Chamberlain's home. The Rev J C Schultz of Middletown conducted funeral rites. An accident at Michigan Avenue and Young Street injured Louise Creekbaum and William Davis when a car and a truck collided and rolled about 20 feet.
The Middletown YMCA swimming team closed its season at the Y pool with a loss to Hamilton.
The McKinley Dramatic Club staged The Black Derby directed by Miss Edith Faust with Frances Ann Miller, William Crooke, and Stanley Johnson leading the cast.
The Stars advise steady pace and focusing on essentials to accomplish more. Moodiness may appear in the afternoon. for birthdays tomorrow, expect obstacles in work and money over the next three months but potential improvement by late August through budgeting and new methods.
North Carolina claims to maintain more highway mileage than any other state in the Union. The government began taxing cigarets in 1878. Single persons report more sleepless nights than married ones.
Most commercially grown orchids require five or more years to mature from seed, according to horticultural guidance. This extended period impacts production timelines and market availability for new varieties.
For 16 years the Federation of Women's Clubs conducts Arbor Day in Middletown giving 2000 white birch saplings to fifth and sixth graders via Central Store supplier Ben Bender and his son Bob. Many may not mature but hundreds will beautify the city, fostering civic spirit and neighborhood shade for years to come.
E V Darling notes Traffic In Souls as the most profitable film by percentage, costing 5700 dollars and grossing millions. Universal Films produced it, George Loane Tucker directed, and he also directed The Miracle Man with Tom Meighan Betty Compson and Lon Chaney.
A district column notes women in hats tilted stylishly and a move away from flat dishpan headgear. It also comments on improved figure appearance and hints of remaining flaws such as rear wrinkles, slips showing, and nylon runs, attributing progress to husbands’ vigilance.
The article argues women remarry for security and peace rather than love, while men largely remarry for love. It characterizes men as the more romantic sex in second marriages.
The piece notes that most Soviet Russia leaders are under five feet seven inches, citing Stalin five five Mussolini five six and Hitler five seven. It contrasts with United States presidents Washington Jefferson and Lincoln who stood around six feet, underscoring height as a striking contrast in leadership archetypes.
A note advises serving any lettuce salad after the entree to aid digestion. It suggests informing a spouse or restaurant if lettuce is served before the main course to be kind to the stomach.
Experts say the period from February 13 to March 15 is ideal for birth with many notable figures born in this window. Notables include George Washington, Samuel Pepys, Talleyrand, and Enrico Caruso, suggesting a link between timing and future achievement.
Terrible Terry McGovern, a 19 year old bantamweight from South Brooklyn, knocked out champions in three divisions within 10 months. He defeated Pedlar Palmer George Dixon and Frank Erne, becoming a young married father at nineteen.
The piece argues Gil Dobie, not Knute Rockne, deserves the title for the University of Washington, as Dobie led nine undefeated teams in a row, with no losses across nine seasons.
A six foot four inch Indian delegate to the United Nations is noted for potential athletic prowess if diplomacy fails. A pen maker reports 1956 sales shifts with red ink down two percent and black ink up four percent, signaling ongoing prosperity.
The Brooklyn Dodgers dismissed Emmett Kelly the famed circus clown for pregame antics. The decision ends his tenure with the team after a controversial display.
The report notes Emmett's presence signals a stronger Milwaukee Braves lineup, raising the Dodgers chances of a tougher upcoming season. It emphasizes the shift in rivalry and the anticipated challenges Dodgers must face from the Braves next year.
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